Drafting the God-fearersISRAEL'S parliament is embroiled in a bitter stand-off over whether ultra-Orthodox Jews should continue to be exempt from compulsory military service. The Economist: http://www.economist.com/blogs/newsbook/2012/07/drafting-god-fearers

Sewage Treatment Worker: Odd JobsOdd Jobs: Keeping The Sewage FlowingMost New Yorkers don\'t think too hard about what happens after they flush. For Dennis Fischetti, the post-toilet process is his profession.In the Wall St. Journal: http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2011/01/14/odd-jobs-keeping-the-citys-sewage-flowing/

How to Cheer Like a True Packers, or Steelers, FanWith the Steelers and the Packers duking it out for the Super Bowl championship, many football fans in the rest of the country are deciding who they'll cheer for during the matchup. WSJ's Nando DiFino gets some lessons in how to root like a veteran from Steelers and Packers fans in New York City.For the piece and an article follow this link: on.wsj.com/dRNF3e

Dennis Crowley on the Future of FoursquareMashable CEO and founder Pete Cashmore interviews Foursquare co-founder Dennis Crowley at South By Southwest Interactive 2011 on the future of Foursquare.From Mashable: http://mashable.com/2011/03/16/future-of-foursquare-video/

Odd Jobs: For NYC Bird Nurse, Apartment Is an AviaryArina Hinzen’s apartment on the Upper West Side is part elegance, part aviary: an entire room is devoted to housing the injured birds she finds on the streets of New York City.Read more at on.wsj.com/kSiUBH